National Airports Corporation has introduced an Infrastructure and Development charge in Zambia which is effective immediately.
This tax is applicable for all passengers departing from Livingstone, Mfuwe, Lusaka, or Ndola Airports on domestic or international flights. The new tax will be applied to all tickets for scheduled flights issued or amended after June 15, 2013.
The new tax will also apply to all private charters and will be payable along with the departure taxes.
Anyone with a ticket issued before June 15, 2013 is exempt from paying the tax.
The Infrastructure & Development charge is ZMW 27 (approximately US$5) for domestic travel and ZMW 54 (approximately US$10) for international travel.